I am thinking of giving the VFL a miss in 2020. I feel that my passion is gone, as very year the comp loses more and more of its soul and is essentially the AFL reserves in disguise. The loss of the reserves competition in 2017 is probably the straw that broke the camel's back. How are the stand alone sides meant to develop players without reserves? The gap between local footy and the VFL is Now for 2020 the lists and salary cap has been cut again. It is ridiculous when one player on an AFL reserves team is getting paid more than the whole VFL list.
During the last week I received an email from Port Melbourne advertising the purchase of a share in a race horse. I find Horse racing and Greyhound abhorrent and want no part. So I called the club to voice my concerns and got fobbed off, they didn’t even offer to stop sending me spam emails. So I am thinking of voting with my feet and not renewing my membership for 2020. The only thing stopping me from pulling the plug is the great people I am met over the years attending VFL games.
Comeng I know a few old Fitzroy supporters that hate afl and some have switched to rugby. Don't blame you. Reckon go and watch some local footy as you will enjoy. For me as long as there is Willy, port, Frankston, werribee and coburg I will follow and attend matches. Aligned teams and afl reserves do not care. As for the old vfa teams werribee looks as the team to beat. Recruited very well. Might back them when the odds are out. Coburg will improve heaps, Frankston are on the right path. Port and Willy always there.
I see the bastard of a club ST Kilda is still $12 million in debt even after coping $20 Million in handouts from the AFL last year! Imagine how much good #20 million would be for grass roots footy in Victoria?
In reply to I see the bastard of a club by billythekid
It is going to be interesting too see what happens with the next TV rights deal as Foxtel is bleeding money and probably overpaid last time. The dead weight that is St Kilda should be let die and bring in a Tassie team to replace them.
20 million hand out to st Kilda is ok but 1 million per annum to keep the development league going was too much ?